Juan Garcia brings a history of strong partnerships with schools, businesses and state education leaders to his role as senior director for the Office for the Advancement of Underserved Learners for ACT Inc. He works with existing and new partnerships fulfilling ACT’s mission of helping people achieve education and workplace success. Prior to joining ACT, Garcia served as a champion of college access and readiness for the Iowa College Access Network (ICAN) as its executive director. Prior to his work in improving education opportunities for students, Garcia led marketing and promotions for the launch of a new Spanish magazine published by Meredith Corporation and served as an account executive in Latin America for the Hispanic Marketing Division of Donnelley Marketing Inc. Garcia is a graduate of the Transformational Executive Leadership education program from the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business. In 2015, he received the award for diversity and inclusion from ACT. Garcia is originally from Lima, Peru.